The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-30

that she scared the incendiary OFT In a
very short time the barn was discovered
burning Matches were found at one corner
of the dwelling.
! Smithville NeiOs: When we arrived in
! Leesburg last Sunday night the genial host
of the Forester House assigned us toa room
in which we found two other newspaper
men-T. 2. Green, of the Albany NeicS,
and w. X. Pilsbury. of the Americas Re
cOrder Later on came Tison, of the Indian
River Fla, Mirror. Up to this time we
had dwelt together in perfect harmony, but
"a change came DER the spirit of our
| dreams" The Recorder man weighs 10
pounds, and Tison near $50. They occu-
pied the same bed, and on getting into it, it
fell through with crash, the Stats breaking
in.half. Then words ensued as to who had
done it, Tison blaming it on the Recorder,
and the Recorder berating Tison. But the
latter settled all doubts as TO the Jonah in
the crowd by moving to the bed occupied by
the Smithville NetUs and the Albany NeloS,
which also came down beneath his weight.
New furniture was then ordered, and after
ward everything went we'll.
Ty-Ty correspondence Macon Telegraph!
Friday last being weekly review day at
Mayhower Academy, and Mr.. NJ. b. Pitt
being patron of the school, and having
never attended one of the reviews, Prof
Brantley decided he would get him there,
sent five of the larger boys to his store for
the purpose of carrying him to the school
room. II seems that Mr.. Pitt had an idea
of their coming, and had Marshal Green
and several of the boys posted for the occa-
sion. AS soon as the schoolboys made their
appearance the Marshal, with his posse
formally arrested them and marched them
off to the calaboose and locked
them up. When the professor learned
the fate Of the boys he sent
delegation of girls after them. However,
as the girls carried Mr.. Pitt along Marshal
Green SHE'D around the girls and hied him
self to the calaboose and let the boys out,
after they had had a good fright. They
begged for their release, promising not to
go after any other man that did not want to
go to the school house. Altogether they
had a good deal of amusement at the boys
expense. 1t is said they do not want to see
the calabcose since the occurrence.
At Sparta Saturday night, about II
o'clock, DR.. A. +. Durham, while returning
home from his Office, was assaulted on the
main street of the town, not far from Col.
j. T. Jordan's corner. As he was walking
along on the sidewalk he was passed by a
negro, whom he did not recognize, but to
whom he said GOOD evening" He then
heard a clicking noise, and on turning to
see the man, he was fired upon by the stran-
ger The ball grazed his forehead, slightly
breaking the skin. The man then rushed
upon him, jerked his walking stick from his
hand and knocked him down and over into
the ditch. His assailant then looked at him
good and turned and ran, and has not
been seen or heard of since. The doctors
head was considerably bruised and made to
bleed profusely, but he was not permanently
injured and is now up and doing well. All
that he knows about the negro is that he
was black, low and stout, and wore gray
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should see him again. All the circum-
stances are to the effect that the doctor was
taken for some one else, and that as soon as
his assailant saw his mistake he made off.
Such is the doctors opinion also.
Tom Hadley, who was put on the Atlanta
police force last April and was discharged
month ago, is circulating peculiar story.
Here it is in his own language: when /
was discharged from the force" says
Hadley, II owed something over $50 on my
police uniform. and the city owed me ST.
When turned in the citys property, Chief
Connolly wanted to appropriate the SIT to
the payment Of my uniform, and wanted
me to give up part of the uniform to
make it even. You know that we
pay for our uniforms in monthly in
stallments. / declined to do SO, but
said I'd give up the entire uniform and
take my money. He declined to do this,
anu Lbeu SAIL l. Keep all Tue lIliIOTul.
But amt got it now. A few days ago
some one carried note to my wife which
had my name at the bottom, asking for the
uniform, and got it." Ex-Policeman Had
ley exhibited the note. 1t was miserably
written and used very offensive language
After ascertaining the facts, Hadley secured
the note and, srlrrendering it to Chief Con
molly, asked for an investigation. The
chief has detectives looking into the matter,
and says that he will show some sensational
developments in day or two,